Cotswold Way

Beschrijving

  1. Name Cotswold Way
  2. Lengte van pad 161 km, 100 mijl
  3. Lengte in dagen 7 dagen
  4. Start van pad Bath
  5. Einde van pad Chipping Campden
  6. Traildino graad EW, Makkelijke wandeling, natuurpad

Cotswold Way, Standish Wood

100 miles, 161 km, 7 days, Bath - Chipping Campden

National Trail

The Cotswold in the southwest of the United Kingdom is a large area of outstanding beauty. The Cotswold Way is a walk that follows the limestone escarpment along the Severn estuary. This escarpment is the most prominent feature of the Cotswolds: from the east the landmass slowly rises, and here, in the Cotswolds, the gently rolling landscape dramatically breaks down to the Severn valley. Great vistas unfold, not unlinke a coastal walk. On a clear day, one will be able to see the Black Mountains in Wales.

The stone age people built their long graves, the iron age people created large and exposed hill forts, and in our times the rich merchants from Bristol built their country houses. All is still there to be enjoyed.

The hills are not high, but very varied. Sometimes the high combs consist of barren common lands dotted with sheep, often of old beech forests carpeted with wild garlic and bluebells. In the narrow valleys, small villages are hidden. The traditional building style is well preserved, and the cream coloured Cotswold stone merges perfectly into the landscape of hedges, large solitary trees and small fields. We should not forget to mention the centuries old drystone walls, a craft that is being revived nowadays.

Some practicalities. People usually walk north-south "because that's downhill" (Chipping Campden lies at 150 m, and Bath, in the south, at 50 m). Well, no one prevents you from walking the other way round, of course. A typical day involves some walking up and down, but on the whole the walk is very easy and very well waymarked, more so since 2007 when the trail became a National Trail and got a total makeover. It's the ideal B&B walk, since lodging is available in most villages and many solitary houses in between. Enough pubs are still open to find a meal every day. Camping is more difficult, since few official campsites exist.

On the downside it should be mentioned that the nearby cities of Bristol, Gloucester, Bath and Cheltenham put some pressure on the area (golf courses), and one often has to cross busy roads.

On the whole, this way is the perfect week's walk through a truly English countryside.

Select some tracks
Cotswold Way, 165km
Cotswold Link, 41km
Cotswold Way (Selsley Common route), 5.4km
Cotswold Way (Stinchcombe Hill by pass)
Cotswold Way (alternative)
Cotswold Way (alternative)

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Cotswold Way

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De Zwerver
Netherlands
2021
  • Reisgids Cotswolds | Rough Guides
  • Rough Guides Staycations Cotswolds Make the most of your time on Earth with the ultimate travel guides.Inspirational and informative new pocket guide, with free eBook, making the most of holidaying at home in the UK through clearly laid-out walks and tours. Explore the best of the Cotswolds with this unique travel guide, packed full of insider... Read more
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Stanfords
United Kingdom
2021
  • Pocket Rough Guide Staycations Cotswolds (Travel Guide with Free eBook)
  • Rough Guides Staycations Cotswolds Make the most of your time on Earth with the ultimate travel guides.Inspirational and informative new pocket guide, with free eBook, making the most of holidaying at home in the UK through clearly laid-out walks and tours. Explore the best of the Cotswolds with this unique travel guide, packed full of insider... Read more
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Bol.com
Netherlands
2014
  • Walking in the Cotswolds
  • This guide offers 30 walks in the idyllic Cotswolds, including 14 circular routes on the Cotswold Way National Trail. Many are along the Edge (the most prominent part of England's largest continuous geological feature) and take in splendid sights, from the wildflower-dotted Cleeve Common grasslands to the dramatic Uley Bury hill fort. The... Read more
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Bol.com
Belgium
2014
  • Walking in the Cotswolds
  • This guide offers 30 walks in the idyllic Cotswolds, including 14 circular routes on the Cotswold Way National Trail. Many are along the Edge (the most prominent part of England's largest continuous geological feature) and take in splendid sights, from the wildflower-dotted Cleeve Common grasslands to the dramatic Uley Bury hill fort. The... Read more
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Bol.com
Netherlands
2016
  • Cotswold Way
  • Includes 44 detailed walking maps: the largest-scale maps available : At just under 1 : 20.000 these are bigger than even the most detailed walking maps currently available in the shops. Unique mapping features - walking times, directions, tricky junctions, places to stay, places to eat, points of interest. These are not general-purpose maps... Read more
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Bol.com
Belgium
2016
  • Cotswold Way
  • Includes 44 detailed walking maps: the largest-scale maps available : At just under 1 : 20.000 these are bigger than even the most detailed walking maps currently available in the shops. Unique mapping features - walking times, directions, tricky junctions, places to stay, places to eat, points of interest. These are not general-purpose maps... Read more
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De Zwerver
Netherlands
2019
  • Wandelgids Walking in the Cotswolds | Cicerone
  • Guidebook describing 30 circular walks in the Cotswolds AONB of southern England. The graded routes are 4-12 miles long, visiting hill forts, long barrows and stone circles, picturesque villages and parts of the Cotswold Way National Trail as circular walks. Includes information about history, geology and wildlife encountered along the routes. Read more
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Bol.com
Netherlands
2016
  • Walking in the Cotswolds
  • A guidebook to 30 circular walks in the Cotswolds, the largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England. Ranging from 4 to 12 miles in length, the routes are graded from easy to strenuous, offering something for every walker. Fourteen of the routes described include sections of the Cotswold Way National Trail, a 102-mile walk that winds... Read more
Bol.com
Belgium
2016
  • Walking in the Cotswolds
  • A guidebook to 30 circular walks in the Cotswolds, the largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England. Ranging from 4 to 12 miles in length, the routes are graded from easy to strenuous, offering something for every walker. Fourteen of the routes described include sections of the Cotswold Way National Trail, a 102-mile walk that winds... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2016
  • Walking in the Cotswolds: 30 Classic Hill and Valley Routes
  • A guidebook to 30 circular walks in the Cotswolds, the largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England. Ranging from 4 to 12 miles in length, the routes are graded from easy to strenuous, offering something for every walker. Fourteen of the routes described include sections of the Cotswold Way National Trail, a 102-mile walk that winds... Read more
The Book Depository
United Kingdom
2016
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Bol.com
Netherlands
  • Short walks in the Cotswolds
  • The beautiful Cotswolds, with its rolling hills and pretty little villages, is perfect walking country. Explore this region with these 20 walks, all of which are 5 miles or under in length and can easily be completed in less than 3 hours. This guide, produced in co-operation with the Ramblers and featuring Ordnance Survey mapping, is the... Read more
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Bol.com
Belgium
  • Short walks in the Cotswolds
  • The beautiful Cotswolds, with its rolling hills and pretty little villages, is perfect walking country. Explore this region with these 20 walks, all of which are 5 miles or under in length and can easily be completed in less than 3 hours. This guide, produced in co-operation with the Ramblers and featuring Ordnance Survey mapping, is the... Read more
» Click to close
De Zwerver
Netherlands
2016
  • Also available from:
  • Bol.com, Netherlands
  • Bol.com, Belgium
  • The Book Depository, United Kingdom
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Bol.com
Netherlands
2016
  • Cotswold Way
  • Following the limestone escarpment on the Western edge of the Cotswolds, the 102 miles of the Cotswold Way take the walker through a quintessentially English landscape as varied as it is beautiful. Starting and finishing among the golden Cotswold stone of Chipping Camden and Bath, and affording stunning prospects of the Malvern Hills, the... Read more
Bol.com
Belgium
2016
  • Cotswold Way
  • Following the limestone escarpment on the Western edge of the Cotswolds, the 102 miles of the Cotswold Way take the walker through a quintessentially English landscape as varied as it is beautiful. Starting and finishing among the golden Cotswold stone of Chipping Camden and Bath, and affording stunning prospects of the Malvern Hills, the... Read more
The Book Depository
United Kingdom
2016
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Bol.com
Netherlands
  • The Cotswold Way
  • This revised 2006 edition, which has also been chosen as the official guide to the Cotswold Way relay race, describes the Cotswold Way from the best vantage point - on foot. This is another title from the Cotswold publisher, Reardon. Recommended by TV's Wish You Were Here , this is the ultimate walking guide to the Cotswolds, The Cotswold Way... Read more
  • Also available from:
  • Bol.com, Belgium
  • The Book Depository, United Kingdom
» Click to open
Bol.com
Belgium
  • The Cotswold Way
  • This revised 2006 edition, which has also been chosen as the official guide to the Cotswold Way relay race, describes the Cotswold Way from the best vantage point - on foot. This is another title from the Cotswold publisher, Reardon. Recommended by TV's Wish You Were Here , this is the ultimate walking guide to the Cotswolds, The Cotswold Way... Read more
The Book Depository
United Kingdom
» Click to close
Bol.com
Netherlands
2016
  • The Cotswold way
  • Guidebook to walking the Cotswold Way National Trail between Chipping Campden and Bath, across the Cotswolds AONB - which includes both a guide to the route and a separate mapping booklet. The 102 mile (163km) route is described in both directions over 13 stages, of between 6 and 10 miles, depending on the existence of overnight accommodation.... Read more
  • Also available from:
  • Bol.com, Belgium
  • Stanfords, United Kingdom
  • The Book Depository, United Kingdom
» Click to open
Bol.com
Belgium
2016
  • The Cotswold way
  • Guidebook to walking the Cotswold Way National Trail between Chipping Campden and Bath, across the Cotswolds AONB - which includes both a guide to the route and a separate mapping booklet. The 102 mile (163km) route is described in both directions over 13 stages, of between 6 and 10 miles, depending on the existence of overnight accommodation.... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2016
  • Walking the Cotswold Way
  • Guidebook to walking the Cotswold Way National Trail between Chipping Campden and Bath, across the Cotswolds AONB. The 102 mile (163km) route is described in both directions over 13 stages, of between 6 and 10 miles, depending on the existence of overnight accommodation. Camping options are sparse along the route. This guidebook is illustrated... Read more
The Book Depository
United Kingdom
2016
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Bol.com
Netherlands
  • Walking Distance
  • Long-distance walking is good for you and good for the earth... But most of all, walking is a joyful celebration of life and the diverse, beautiful, and curious world in which we live. -from the Introduction Walking is simple, but it can also be profound. In an increasingly complex and frantic world, walking can simplify our lives. It... Read more
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Bol.com
Belgium
  • Walking Distance
  • Long-distance walking is good for you and good for the earth... But most of all, walking is a joyful celebration of life and the diverse, beautiful, and curious world in which we live. -from the Introduction Walking is simple, but it can also be profound. In an increasingly complex and frantic world, walking can simplify our lives. It... Read more
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Bol.com
Netherlands
2016
  • The Cotswold Way Map Booklet
  • All the mapping you need to complete the Cotswold Way National Trail between Chipping Campden and Bath. NOTE: An accompanying Cicerone guidebook - The Cotswold Way - describes the full route in both directions with lots of other practical and historical information, for those who prefer a written guide. The accompanying guidebook INCLUDES a... Read more
  • Also available from:
  • Bol.com, Belgium
  • Stanfords, United Kingdom
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Bol.com
Belgium
2016
  • The Cotswold Way Map Booklet
  • All the mapping you need to complete the Cotswold Way National Trail between Chipping Campden and Bath. NOTE: An accompanying Cicerone guidebook - The Cotswold Way - describes the full route in both directions with lots of other practical and historical information, for those who prefer a written guide. The accompanying guidebook INCLUDES a... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2016
  • Cotswold Way Cicerone Map Booklet
  • Cotswold Way National Trail between Bath and Chipping Campden on mapping at 1:25,000 from the Ordnance Survey’s Explorer series in a pocket-size booklet from Cicerone Press. The 164km / 102-mile trail is presented with a route profile, plus summaries for each section showing GPS coordinates for the start and finish, distance and approximate... Read more
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Bol.com
Netherlands
  • Britain's Best Walks
  • Britain's diverse countryside is undoubtedly best experienced on foot, and Britain's Best Walks celebrates the most picturesque landscapes this small island has to offer through 20 long-distance walks. Whether you're a fan of Britain's long and beautiful coastline or prefer the romance of its lakes and mountains; whether you favour classic... Read more
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  • Bol.com, Belgium
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Bol.com
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  • Britain's Best Walks
  • Britain's diverse countryside is undoubtedly best experienced on foot, and Britain's Best Walks celebrates the most picturesque landscapes this small island has to offer through 20 long-distance walks. Whether you're a fan of Britain's long and beautiful coastline or prefer the romance of its lakes and mountains; whether you favour classic... Read more
» Click to close
Stanfords
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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